Author: Laura Hanna

Throughout the year, we evaluate our bus routes and look for ways to improve efficiencies and enhance service. We take customer feedback into account and continually look for ways to improve. In keeping with that philosophy to strive for excellence, we are implementing a handful of changes in September.

• Route 5 Evans Ave/TCC South – Trinity Metro received requests from customers about direct service from downtown to VA Clinic. The route will be extended south of Sierra Vista Transfer Center to go to TCC South campus and VA Clinic on Loop 820 Service Road. Extending Route 5 from Sierra Vista gives better access to customers coming from downtown and going to TCC South or VA Clinic.
• Route 6 8th Avenue/McCart – Route 6 will be interlined with Route 52 for better efficiency.
• Route 33 Felix/Oak Grove – The operators on Route 33 found it hard to keep the bus on schedule. To improve on-time performance, the schedule on Route 33 will be adjusted by eliminating the loop on 820 Service Road from all the trips originating from Resource Connection and going westbound to James and Yates. The times at all the timepoints will be adjusted accordingly.
• Route 52 Hulen – Route 52 will be interlined with Route 6 for better efficiency.
• Route 53 University – To accommodate the new Permanent Supportive Housing on Quail Trail, and make it accessible for the ADA passengers, Route 53 will traverse along Quail Trail instead of Shenna Blvd.
• Route 54 Riverside/Sierra Vista – Customers requested  direct service from downtown to VA Clinic. Route 54 modification to end at Sierra Vista gives better access to customers going to VA Clinic by Route 5 and prevent  it from being duplicated.
• Route 67 TCC Southeast Campus will be replaced with an on-demand rideshare service. Southeast ZIPZONE will serve TCC Southeast in addition to its current destinations that include TCC South, Tarrant County Resource Connection and Fort Worth VA Clinic.
• Route 91 Normandale/North Side Station – The time on eastbound Route 91 timepoints will be adjusted to meet with Route 2 at Calmont and Green Oaks. This time adjustment will help people transfer from Route 91 to Route 2 and vice versa.

(FORT WORTH, TX – Aug. 22, 2022) – Today’s heavy rain is impacting Trinity Metro’s bus routes, which is creating delays for riders. In areas with heavier rainfall, buses need to detour and adjust schedules for the safety of our passengers and bus operators. Our buses will continue operating to serve the community.

At this time, North Side Station is temporarily closed to bus traffic.

In addition, TEXRail is operating at reduced speeds for the safety of our passengers and crews. Riders can expect delays throughout the day as the rain continues.

Thank you for your patience.

TEXRail service will be modified on Tuesday, Aug. 30, while crews replace a grade crossing at Bransford Road in Colleyville to create a more level crossing for motorists. Work will begin at 3 a.m. During that time, a bus bridge will operate between Grapevine/Main Street Station and North Richland Hills/Smithfield Station.

The work, which was originally scheduled for an earlier date, was moved to Aug. 30 because of the forecasted inclement weather. The date was rescheduled for the safety of everyone who will be working on this project.

Trains will run every 30 minutes for the duration of the disruption. Passengers should not experience any significant delays.

The first two trains of the day, which depart from North Side Station at 3:20 a.m. and from Mercantile Center Station at 3:31 a.m., will be canceled.

NOTE: Public comments are due by 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29. Details and a video of the public meeting are available online.

Next week, the Planning Department will host a public meeting about Service Standards. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, and will be in the Community Room at Fort Worth Central Station.

Service Standards are criteria designed to ensure fair and equitable public transportation throughout our service area.

Topics for the meeting include service availability, bus stop location criteria, amenities such as shelters and benches, frequency, span of service, vehicle capacity and on-time performance measures. Planning will also discuss the process for service changes and how Service Standards help the agency to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Trinity Metro is inviting contractors to attend a Contractors Symposium to discuss upcoming solicitations for Project Management Consultant Services for the TEXRail Extension Project, General Planning Consultant Services for current and future capital projects as well as General Construction Contractor Services for current and future facility improvement projects.

Date:  Wednesday Aug. 24, 2022

Time:  11 a.m.-1 p.m. 

Register for the meeting through this Eventbrite link, or you may contact Aya Ealy at aya.ealy@ridetm.org for more information.